The Captive by Marcel Proust read by Michael O'Kelly Part 1/3 | Full Audio Book
The Captive by Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922)
Genre(s): Culture & Heritage Fiction, Fictional Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction
Read by: Michael O'Kelly in English
Parts:
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1: Life with Albertine part 1
00:49:29 - 02 - Chapter 1: Life with Albertine 2
01:50:37 - 03 - Chapter 1: Life with Albertine 3
02:37:34 - 04 - Chapter 1: Life with Albertine 4 - Albertine asleep
03:26:11 - 05 - Chapter 1: Life with Albertine 5
03:53:19 - 06 - Chapter 1: Life with Albertine 6
04:35:07 - 07 - Chapter 1: Life with Albertine 7
05:26:41 - 08 - Chapter 1: Life with Albertine 8
06:12:21 - 09 - Chapter 1: Life with Albertine 9
The narrator lives with Albertine in his family home; the eccentric Baron de Charlus quarrels with the social-climbing Verdurins. (Summary by Michael O'Kelly)
Video Summary
AI GeneratedThe narrator explores the suffocating dynamics of his relationship with Albertine in Paris, weaving together themes of obsessive jealousy, the fluidity of human identity, and the power of sensory memory. He oscillates between a desperate need for total possession and a growing emotional detachment, viewing love as a cycle of anxiety and surveillance.